Madeira Rugby - alto dos gaios

The referee signals the end of the match. Victory to the home side, with a score of 81 - 0.

81

misses the conversion, but it was close.

80

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! sends the ball to who carries it on before passing on to . He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to . There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

79

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

77

Look at that curl! certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

76

fends off the tackle from . He runs a few meters and passes to , who is running flat out at the defense. Great ball, right on his chest. alto dos gaios aren't in a position to stop him, and dives over the try line unhindered.

75

Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

74

Madeira Rugby are looking to put a move on alto dos gaios here. fires a long pass to who almost breaks the line before slipping a clever inside ball to . alto dos gaios are scrambling to get to before he can make any more yards and just about gets the tackle in.

73

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

71

The conversion by is missed, though.

70

A vulgar display of power by Madeira Rugby! goes for a pick and go and bursts through the tackles of and before offloading to . Oh no, he's run the wrong angle. is met by and but some how manages to beat the tackles and get the ball away to . There are no defenders who will stop him so pins his ears back and dives over the tryline. 5 points to Madeira Rugby.

69

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

67

The conversion is missed, though.

66

Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Madeira Rugby. The ball goes from to and on to , who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face !

65

Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

64

straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to , who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

63

takes the kickoff. takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

61

had a chance to put two points on the board, but he seemed to hurry his conversion attempt and pushed it wide.

60

Try by thanks to a powerful and compact maul which goes all the way into the over the line. The referee is waiting for confirmation from the replay, but they're celebrating already.

59

Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

58

Madeira Rugby try to move the ball wide. The ball is passed from to to to . It's all too lateral, and a bit too obvious though, and is ready and waiting. They'll need to be a bit more creative than that to break down the defence.

57

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Madeira Rugby stadium hold their breath..
takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

55

The conversion by is missed, though.

54

What an awesome try to Madeira Rugby ! takes on the defense and beats the tackles of and then sends a pass out to . Not to be shown up he makes short work of and then sends a pass out to . There's no defenders left anywhere near the play so gets the easy try.

53

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

51

The conversion attempt by bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

50

What a try! Madeira Rugby take the ball forward. passes to on the alto dos gaios 22. He drops his head and charges for the posts, powering through the tackles of and , finishing the move off by sliding gracefully over the line for 5 points. Good display of strength there.

49

Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

48

That's a nice attack by Madeira Rugby, the ball is spread out wide to through the hands of and . What a hit! loses the ball as he gets absolutely smashed by a flying .

47

That's a lovely hanging kick by . rises high above the Madeira Rugby players to take the catch, giving no chance to contest.

45

misses the conversion, but it was close.

44

Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Madeira Rugby. The ball goes from to and on to , who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face !

43

Madeira Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again

42

smashes through 's tackle. He's slowed down just enough though, and finishes the job.

41

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

With Madeira Rugby dominating the first half and crushing the opposition ruthlessly, alto dos gaios look extremely battered and dejected as they walk back onto the pitch.

40+1

straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to , who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

40

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

38

Look at that curl! certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

37

Five points for Madeira Rugby! From a ruck, pops a deft pass to put over for a try.

36

That's really quick ball from the ruck, Madeira Rugby will be on the front foot here.

35

straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to , who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

34

The ball is loose and bouncing around.. The ball takes a lucky bounce straight into the welcoming arms of a Madeira Rugby player.

33

straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to , who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

32

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

30

The conversion attempt by bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

29

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! sends the ball to who carries it on before passing on to . He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to . There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

28

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and takes an easy catch. Madeira Rugby will be on the front foot here.

26

The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

25

breaks two weak tackles before passing to , who uses his strength to fend off coming across to cover. Seeing no gaps, passes to on the burst. He has too much space and scores five points for Madeira Rugby.

24

Loose ball, Madeira Rugby scoop it up and retain possesion.

23

Madeira Rugby's scrum half is smashed by . That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it!

22

It's a scrum to Madeira Rugby. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Madeira Rugby still win the ball.

21

hands off then slips the ball to . He's unable to make anything of it though, as hauls him down.

20

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

18

The conversion by is missed, though.

17

receives the ball in space, and runs straight at the defensive line. and both attempt to tackle, but both seem to pull out of it slightly assuming the other one has it covered. As it is, the attacking man simply runs through the two weak tackles, and then passes to . He sees a gap, and cuts back inside. The only man in range is , who sprints to cover and makes a despairing dive at his opponent's feet. The tap tackle doesn't quite connect, and trots over the line and grounds the ball for 5 points.

16

The ball is loose and bouncing around.. The ball takes a lucky bounce straight into the welcoming arms of a Madeira Rugby player.

15

straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to , who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by .

14

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

12

Madeira Rugby with another two points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure-footed kicking of .

11

breaks two weak tackles before passing to , who uses his strength to fend off coming across to cover. Seeing no gaps, passes to on the burst. He has too much space, despite 's attempt at an ankle tap, and he scores five points for Madeira Rugby.

10

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and takes an easy catch. Madeira Rugby will be on the front foot here.

8

The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

7

Great vision by , he spots a slight dog-leg in the defensive line and spins a quick pass to who takes and gives in one movement creating the break for . The cover is drawn in, and a well weighted pass to allows him to cruise over the line for a well deserved five pointer. Even the alto dos gaios fans applaud that piece of quality rugby.

6

takes the kickoff. takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

4

had a chance to put two points on the board, but he seemed to hurry his conversion attempt and pushed it wide.

3

Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! sends the ball to who carries it on before passing on to . He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to . There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try.

2

Ruck. Madeira Rugby get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack.

1

sets off running with the ball in both hands. He drops his shoulder and powers through the tackle of before sending the ball across to the flanker . He makes a dummy pass to his left before throwing the ball right to , but the dummy seemed to fool his own player just as much as it fooled the opposition! clearly wasn't expecting the pass and knocks on.

0

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Madeira Rugby stadium hold their breath..
takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

15:56

The players are coming out onto the water-logged pitch. The torrential rain will make that ball very slippery!

83

The referee signals the end of the match. Victory to the home side, with a score of 81 - 0.

81

misses the conversion, but it was close.

80

79

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

77

Look at that curl! certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

76

75

Looseball: and were quicker than and

74

73

signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce.

71

The conversion by is missed, though.

70

69

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

67

The conversion is missed, though.

66

65

Looseball: and were quicker than and

64

63

takes the kickoff. takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

61

had a chance to put two points on the board, but he seemed to hurry his conversion attempt and pushed it wide.

60

59

Looseball: and were quicker than and

58

57

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Madeira Rugby stadium hold their breath..
takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!

55

The conversion by is missed, though.

54

53

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

51

The conversion attempt by bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

50

49

Looseball: and were quicker than and

48

47

That's a lovely hanging kick by . rises high above the Madeira Rugby players to take the catch, giving no chance to contest.

45

misses the conversion, but it was close.

44

43

Looseball: and were quicker than and

42

41

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

23

40+1

40

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

38

Look at that curl! certainly has a very different kicking technique, but it sure does work.

37

36

Ruck won by , and against , and !

35

34

Looseball: and were quicker than and

33

32

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

30

The conversion attempt by bounces off the right hand post and goes wide.

29

28

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and takes an easy catch. Madeira Rugby will be on the front foot here.

26

The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

25

24

Looseball: and were quicker than and

23

22

It's a scrum to Madeira Rugby. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Madeira Rugby still win the ball.

21

20

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

18

The conversion by is missed, though.

17

16

Looseball: and were quicker than and

15

14

takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Madeira Rugby stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Madeira Rugby player there.

12

Madeira Rugby with another two points on the scoreboard thanks to the sure-footed kicking of .

11

10

with the kick from halfway.. has got his positioning all wrong and takes an easy catch. Madeira Rugby will be on the front foot here.

8

The conversion is missed. The crowd is giving him some flak, he really should have nailed that one.

7

6

takes the kickoff. takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough.

4

had a chance to put two points on the board, but he seemed to hurry his conversion attempt and pushed it wide.

3

2

Ruck won by , and against , and !

1

0

Oooh! That's not a good kick from , i'm not sure it will make it to the ten meter line..The crowd here at Madeira Rugby stadium hold their breath..
takes the ball just inches over the ten meter mark. got away with that one after all!